Example sentences of "i was there for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After I was there for six years
2 And er well I was there for eighteen month as a yard inspector .
3 And he went , I mean I was there for blooming ages .
4 I was there for four days , about four or five interviews , then I was taken to Kilburn for an identification parade .
5 About 12 years ago I was there for four months , and it was 16 weeks too long .
6 I was there for two weeks .
7 I was there for two years .
8 I was there for twenty years .
9 I was there for twenty years .
10 I was there for 6 weeks before the German Paratroops arrived ’ .
11 I was there for another month , then they sent me to Bullwood Hall .
12 I was there for some time before you arrived , Caroline .
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